(A) The salaries of the Mayor, City Clerk and City Treasurer shall be as set out by the Council from time to time.
(B) The Mayor, City Clerk and City Treasurer shall each be entitled to reimbursement for the actual expenditures incurred in the performance of his or her official duties; prior approval of the City Council shall be required only for those single item expenditures exceeding $100.
(C) All appointed municipal officers and employees shall receive the salary, wages or other compensation that is fixed by the annual budget ordinance. The salary of each elected official, appointed officer and appointed employee shall, for each department be scheduled as part of the budget document. The total for such schedule shall equal the line item “Personnel Services” object class of each department’s budget. Once the annual budget ordinance is adopted, the salary, wages or other compensation of any appointed officer or appointed employee may not be increased without a duly- approved amendment to said budget. The salary, wages or other compensation so established shall be paid in bi-weekly installments. If a vacancy occurs after the annual budget ordinance is adopted and before a new appointment or temporary appointment is approved by the City Council, the salary, wages or other compensation for said vacancy may be raised or lowered by legally amending said budget.
(D) (1) Elected official. Any elected official who has served one full term, is not re-elected or chooses to retire from his or her elected office shall be allowed to continue to participate in the city health insurance indefinitely, so long as they pay their own expenses for premiums and any other cost that may be associated with said coverage.
(2) Aldermen. The Aldermen shall additionally be allowed to purchase insurance coverage through the city so long as they pay their own expense for premiums and any other cost that may be associated with said coverage.
(1960 Code, § 3.18) (Ord. 3404, passed 12-6-1976; Ord. 5419, passed 4-17-1995; Ord. 5716, passed 3-17-1997; Ord. 7057, passed 11-20-2007)